Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

APA-21 USS Crescent City

• Crescent City class Attack Transport:
• Displacement: 14,245 tons (full load)
• Length: 491'
• Beam: 65'6"
• Draft: 26'
• Speed: 17 knots
• Armament: 1 5"/38 DP, 4 3"/50 DP, 2x2 40mm, 11 20mm
• Complement: 534
• Capacity:26-30 LCVP, 2 LCM(3), 1,200 troops
• Geared turbine engines, single screw, 8,600 hp.
• Built at Bethlehem-Sparrows Point, and commissioned 10 October 1941

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Crescent City
• Saturday Evening Post War Correspondent's account of attack on "Task Force X", en route to Guadalcanal in February 1943

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